Former Kenyan chief justice Willy Mutunga has expressed concern over the security of the advance team of police officers deployed to Haiti.
According to Mutunga, reports were rife, albeit unconfirmed, that a host of officers were killed in the Carribean country.
Seeking clarity on the matter, the former CJ tasked Interior CS Kithure Kindiki and Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome to address the reports.
Mutunga argued that it would be wrong on the side of the state to cover up the information when the officers' families would want to know their whereabouts.
"We are hearing that some of our police officers in the advance team in Haiti have been killed. I am asking the IGP and CS Internal Security to answer my question. If true the families involved should not keep quiet about the tragedy," said Mutunga.
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A few days back, Kenyan Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Singoei stated that the police deployment to Haiti would not proceed due to the administration's challenges.
This was after embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned.
However, President William Ruto would later insist the mission was on after a phone call with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
The Head of State noted that Kenya would take leadership of the UN Security Support Mission in Haiti to restore peace and security in Haiti.
"Had a telephone conversation with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the developments in Haiti. He briefed me on the decision of the Summit of Caribbean Countries (Caricom) and the US, together with other partners, on the political situation in Haiti," Ruto stated.
The President added, "He informed me that a new Presidential Council will be formed shortly to manage the situation in Haiti. I assured Secretary Blinken that Kenya will take leadership of the UN Security Support Mission in Haiti to restore peace and security in Haiti as soon as the Presidential Council is in place under an agreed process."
